UTILITY QA VIEWPOINT: QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM CONFORMING TO 10CFR50, APPENDIX B AND 10CFR71, SUBPART H

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued IE Information Notice No. 84-50: \"Clarification of Scope of Quality Assurance Programs for Transport Packages Pursuant to 10CFR50, Appendix B', in June, 1984. The reason for this notice was to eliminate confusion applicable to the quality assurance provisions of Appendix B, 10CFR50 to certain transport packages for which a quality assurance program is required by 10 CFR 71. The purpose of this paper is to provide methodology for establishing, implementing and verifying that all 10CFR71, Subpart H requirements are met with the utility's NRC approved 10CFR50, Appendix B Quality Assurance Program when utilizing a contractor (with a NRC approved Quality Assurance Program for Radioactive Waste Packaging and Transport) providing the radioactive waste solidification, packaging and transport for the utility. Collectively (utility and contractor) the quality assurance programs will meet the applicable regulatory requirements without the necessity of the utility establishing a separate and specific quality assurance program for Packaging and Transport of Radioactive Waste.